çifteli
Albanian
Alternative forms
- qifteli, qyfteli (Gheg)
Etymology
From çift (“pair”) and tel (“string”), meaning "two stringed".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiftɛli/
Noun
çiftelí f (indefinite plural çiftelí, definite singular çiftelía, definite plural çiftelítë)
- çifteli (plucked string instrument, with only two strings, played mainly by the Gheg people of northern and central Albania and Kosovo)
- (figurative) madman, wildman; a grumpy, angry, bitter, rebellious, wild one/person
- Synonyms: hidhnak, zemërak
- Ç'farë çifteli! ― What a madman!
Declension
Declension of çifteli
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | (një) çifteli | (disa) çifteli | çiftelia | çiftelitë | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | (një) çifteli | (disa) çifteli | çiftelinë | çiftelitë | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | (një) çiftelie | (disa) çiftelive | çiftelisë | çiftelive | |
| dative (dhanore) | (një) çiftelie | (disa) çiftelive | çiftelisë | çiftelive | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) | (një) çiftelie | (disa) çiftelish | çiftelisë | çiftelive | |
Adjective
çiftelí m (feminine çiftelie)
- double, dual, twofold, binary, binate, coupled, paired, mated
- (figurative) mad, grumpy, angry, bitter, rebellious, wild
- Synonyms: hidhnak, zemërak
- një burrë çifteli ― a grumpy man
- një grua çiftelie ― a grumpy woman